Panel Probes Widespread Landline Phone Outages

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A Pacoima lawmaker is behind a new effort to find out why over 100,000 residents were without landline phone service weeks after storms dumped rain across the Southland.

State Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) held a hearing convened by the Senate Energy, Utilities & Communications Committee on Friday to determine what efforts providers AT&T and Verizon need to make to restore service.